black bolts
05-28-2015, 06:47 PM
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black bolts
Blacking out the King, engine and transmission covers and am looking for a complete flat or satin kit. Just kinda tedious to do everyone of them. If not guess I'll just acid etch prime and rattle can them.
Thanks
05-28-2015, 06:56 PM
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Rattle canned mine. Powder-coat is thick and hard to fit tools to them without screwing it up. Paint is easy to touch up.
05-29-2015, 12:17 PM
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if you are going to paint them, why not leave them on and get a small brush and one-shot lettering enamel? it flows like spray paint when it dries.
05-29-2015, 04:10 PM
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Here you might want to take a look at this. Find an applicator near you for a price on doing your bolts. Being it goes on .0005" to .001" thick, it shouldn't effect putting a socket or allen head wrench on your bolt. I've done many of firearms with this product and it is tough stuff.
http://www.cerakoteguncoatings.com/
05-29-2015, 05:37 PM
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Mcmaster.com sells almost every sort of bolt, most are available in black. You couldn't get a kit of course so might be too pricey.
05-29-2015, 05:49 PM
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true value , ace hardware ,you can get black steel grade 5 or 8 allen head bolts (screws)
05-29-2015, 06:46 PM
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jmn1960
true value , ace hardware ,you can get black steel grade 5 or 8 allen head bolts (screws)
Hardware store black oxide will rust in about 198 seconds.
05-29-2015, 06:54 PM
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They make black caps you can put over the head of the bolt. Check eBay, someone sells a complete kit for vtwins
05-29-2015, 07:34 PM
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p51bombay
Hardware store black oxide will rust in about 198 seconds.
none of mine have rusted in about two years now
05-29-2015, 09:54 PM
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jmn1960
none of mine have rusted in about two years now
Maybe not in the New Mexico desert but anywhere there is a hint of water turns them that funny brown-orange color real quick.